For the Public's Health: Investing in a Healthier Future (2012)
Chapter: Appendix A: Acronyms
| ACA |
Affordable Care Act, 2010 |
| ACIP |
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
| AHRQ |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| ARRA |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
| ASTHO |
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
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| BRFSS |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
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| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CHIP |
Children’s Health Insurance Plan |
| CHNA |
community health needs assessment |
| CMMI |
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CSTE |
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists |
| CTG |
Community Transformation Grants |
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| EHR |
electronic health record |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPSDT |
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment |
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| FDA |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| FMAP |
Federal Medical Assistance Percentages |
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| GAO |
Government Accountability Office |
| GASB |
Government Accounting Standards Board |
| GDP |
gross domestic product |
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| HALE |
health-adjusted life expectancy |
| HALY |
health-adjusted life year |
| HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIA |
health impact assessment |
| HiAP |
Health in All Policies |
| HIT |
Health Information Technology |
| HITECH |
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health |
| HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
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| IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
| IRC |
Internal Revenue Code |
| IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
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| NACCHO |
National Association of County and City Health Officials |
| NASBO |
National Association of State Budget Officers |
| NCHS |
National Center for Health Statistics |
| NHEA |
National Health Expenditure Accounts |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
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| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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| PHAB |
Public Health Accreditation Board |
| PHSSR |
Public Health Systems & Services Research |
| PPACA |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010 |
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| QI |
quality improvement |
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| R & D |
Research and Development |
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| SIB |
social investment bond |
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| TFAH |
Trust for America’s Health |
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| USPSTF |
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |
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| WIC |
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
